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Home

Danielle Ruzicki 1998 (USA)

“Home is where the heart is”
That’s what they always say.
As if my beating heart
could lay
still.

When I see you all
away she rises and soars;
like a carrier dove
to deliver my love.

So I don’t know where my heart is,
my home.
But I hope she’s safe,
with you.
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Submitted by druzi on October 07, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXBX XXCC AXXX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 263
Words 54
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4
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